ILRI News

M A Mohamed Saleem: A tribute

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0300

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is sad to report the death of its long-time friend and colleague M A Mohamed Saleem, who suffered a stroke and passed away on Monday, 20 February 2023.

After graduating from university in his native Sri Lanka, Mohamed Saleem took up a Commonwealth Scholarship at Nigeria’s University of Ibadan, where he graduated with a PhD in agronomy and embarked on a lifelong commitment to agricultural research, particularly in West and East Africa.

In 1978, while Mohamed Saleem was still at the university, the International Livestock...

ILRI's Hung Nguyen discusses the importance of science communication in achieving One Health goals at the FAO science and innovation forum

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0300

On 18 October 2022, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Wageningen University and Research (WUR) held an event titled ‘FAO and WUR transformative partnership–communication and harnessing science effectively’ as part of the FAO science and innovation forum.

The event brought together a variety of experts to discuss how science communication can be improved to help individuals, groups and...

The Capacity Development Unit celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science with visit from secondary school

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0300

ILRI's Derseh wins inaugural Neville Clarke Award

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0300

Conservation agriculture techniques are improving agricultural productivity in Zimbabwe’s drylands

Sun, 05 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0300

Agriculture remains the backbone of Zimbabwe’s economy contributing about 17% percent to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). Almost 70% of livelihoods in rural Zimbabwe depend on agriculture, and a third of the formal labour force come from this sector.

However, the country’s agricultural sector is facing serious challenges from low and erratic rainfall, low and declining soil fertility, low investment, shortages of farm labour and draught animals, poor physical and institutional infrastructure, poverty, recurring food insecurity and periodic droughts.

In the face of...

Harnessing digital innovations for gender and social inclusion in Kenya and Rwanda